I disagree, up until the Space phase, the game is very goal oriented. At the pond your goal is to eat enough food to divide and not be eaten. WW compared it to "a version of pac-man," albeit with upgradable abilities.
Creature phase centers around fullfilling your needs which include food, ect. until you are able to mate and then continuing to enhance your creature until you max out its brain capacity and move on to the civilization phase. I don't remember what he compared the creature phase to, but I would say it sounds a bit like the Sims (need fullfillment.)
Civilization phase has two big parts, tribal and city. Your goal is to eventually conquer your planet and develop a ufo to move onto the space phase. Tribal was compared to populas and City was compared to a simplified Sim city, though little was given on how to accomplish your goals other than "both military and diplomatic player styles" will be able to conquer this phase.
Finally, Space phase still has plenty of goals to work towards with upgrading your UFO and participating in a number of "mini-game" type senarios involving first contact, terraforming, ect. Really, it's not until space phase does it truely become a sandbox and you have the ability to revisit prior phases with all the ufo tech you've accomplished.
Well, I didn't find the slashdot article, but an older Gamespot report from Merrill Lynch JapanBelieved that it would cost $494 to produce a unit at the time it was set to debut, but they also thought it would sell for $399.
A later Gamepro reported that they would lose $300-$400 per unit if it shipped at $399 (so a loss of $0-$100 or $100-$200 with respect to which version.)
In the end, neither is a very recent article, but even if they are breaking even or making a gross gain per unit, we still have to consider the massive start up costs Sony has to cover before each PS3 unit makes a net gain.
According to this article A core package will be able to upgrade to everything the Premium has except the HDMI port. I could see future proofing, though. I've fallen into that trap before...
But assuming someone is buying the PS3 for the games and is not as interested in HDMI, wouldn't it be a strong arguement to wait for more core shipments if everything else is upgradeable? Or is Sony so sure the HD quality of the PS3 is whats really going to sell it? Wait a minute. Don't answer that last question.
Oh, I understand now. I had though HDMI only worked for HDTVs, I didn't realized it also pertained to SD DTVs! The only word I've heard on whether they are taking a loss was from a slashdot article I can no longer find.
If Wikipedia is right and by the end of 2006 only ten percent of American's TVs are expected to be HDTVs, wouldn't it be wiser to switch those numbers around and have 20% high end, 80% "low" end? Is Japan's HDTV adaption rate really that much more than the US'? Am I missing something about what the $600 version offers that makes it much more interesting than the $500 besides the HDMI port?
Well, its not supposed to be the ultimate solution. Anyone looking for a single key that'll fix all our consumption problems is living in a dream world. I don't think letting our garbage pile up beneith us was doing much better at curbing our consumption either. I think that our consumption isn't the real problem; its what we do with what's left over from consuming things. No matter how little we consume, if we can't take the output and make it into new inputs, it will not be sustainable in the end. This kind of technology is a step in the right direction, its taking outputs of consumtion and making inputs of most of it again. Combined with other technologies that develope over time, it will ultimatly be the best solution to sustainability; much more so that just consuming less.
Apparently, the vaporized garbage powers synthetic-gas turbines which produce more energy than needed to vaporize the gas. It still needs its fuel source and enough energy to get it started, so It's really just an advanced incenerator power plant.
Interesting... But the Blue Ray disks will also be region encoded. Does that mean that the NTSC PS3 will require NTSC blue ray disks? Do those have to be imported or are they sold over there in both NTSC an PAL?
Hehe, a gesture sensing glove would be nice, but when I heard "controller glove" I figured they just ment a sleeve to place your controllers in when not in use so they don't get lost. Like companies make remote holders that can be draped across the arm of your chair.
Bad idea. Motherboards the support both AGP and PCIe slots end up underperforming in both. I had an article explaining why, but I can't seem to find it. This one does a good job of explaining how PCIe works may mention AGP PCIe combo mobos. http://arstechnica.com/articles/paedia/hardware/pc ie.ars
Nope, its part of the package. Extracted from 1.19 GB GCF, for my out of game listening enjoyment, however it's only 68.4 MB. Not massive and I suspect the GCF has some sort of compression that means it's not really that much space.
I am facing the same thing. Although, I've finally decided that I'm going to try Core 2 Duo over AMD's X2 when I upgrade. I was hoping to hear an announcement about the GeForce 8800GT and 8800GTX first, though. Supposidly, announcements about it and its support of Directx 10 (I hope) are coming out this or next month. Until I hear news on the 8800 series, I'm holding off upgrading. Hopefully, I can upgrade and get my PCI-x, dual core, Directx10 and Vista also supported in one fel swoop. So far, as long as I'm moderate with the CPU and skip the on board video, its shaping up to be about 1000-1100 (minus Vista, but why subtract 0?;) All this hinges, of course, on the 8800GT being price in line with prior releases...
Sometimes, I wonder if corporations purposly leak information, like how the CIA agent's case was supposidly to silence critics of the Iraq war back when it would have counted. Wouldn't it be interesting if another board member had authorized these leaks?
Now, anyone who reads my history will know, I have no love for Sony. As much as I'd love to see them fail, I want to be honest in my posts and anaylsis. So... I am left wondering, what is the High Def tv adaption like in Europe? According to good old wikipedia High-definition television in Europe HDTV pretty much failed the first time around. It's starting to make a comeback, but it's still behind in popularity compared to other regions.
So, what I see here is Sony cutting off the leg to save the body. Less market pressure in Europe means more supply for areas that have adapted to HDTV a little more, which Sony has really pushed forward for the PS3, in hopes that a rising PS3 tide will float its blue ray boat.
What this could mean outside the gaming industry, however, is a little more breathing room for HD-DVD in Europe. I hope HD-DVD takes advantage of it; if the format wars doesn't flop, then I can only hope HD-DVD comes out on top. Now, if Sony hadn't gone with regional lockout on blue ray disks (unlike HD DVD which currently has no region coding) they could have lessened the advantage they just gave HD DVD in Europe. Instead, Region coding may hurt Blue Ray more than we might imagine.
Does this mean the PS3 is going to bomb completly? No. Will Sony collapse? If only...erm I mean, No. But is it a catastrophy that will hurt Blue ray in Europe, PS3 overall, and Sony in big time in the long run? Time will tell, but this 8-ball sees all signs pointing to Yes.
Politicians that get to use their approval of this as being "tough on sex offenders." It's the same political garbage as the violent video game laws. Make up some unconstitutional laws, pass them, great publicity; make you look like you really care about solving the problem but since its unconstitutional, it'll be removed and no one's going to bring up a law that's no longer on the books against you at reelection time. Politicans win; we the taxpayers lose.
http://news.com.com/Let+the+PS3+games+begin/2008-1 043_3-6110352.html From Cnet news "We look at our products having a 10-year life cycle, which we've proven with the PlayStation. Therefore, the PlayStation 3 is going to be a console that's going to be with you again for 10 years." I wonder if the PS3 will be a better price in four year when the PS2 is through its 10 year life cycle?
Of course, I don't think Wired's article is all doom and gloom. Really, it's just pointing out Sony is betting the house on this one; something that I and many other Slashdotters had already realized. It could go the other way too, though. If the PS3 is a success, it could be bigger than the walkman for Sony. I may not wish to see Sony succeed, but I have to admire their courage to risk so much.
I doubt it. Hopefully someone can correct me if I'm wrong (I'm no hardware expert) but that change effects only the 'Reality Synthesizer' (RSX) also known as the PS3's GPU. I do recall that the previous specifications were comparable to a G70-based high-end 7800GTX 512 MB Nvidia GPU. The new Clockspeed is in line with a GeForce 6600 GT. However, we have to be careful as clockspeed alone is not what makes a GPU great. (Assuming we can trust the source) previous specifcations were compared to two GeForce 6800 Ultra, while a GeForce 6800 Ultra has a clockspeed of 400. Therefore, the GPU's clockspeed's relativity to price is questionable. Between the cost to cover the Cell processor and Blue Ray drive, I doubt this would have any impact on the price we pay (well, maybe other gamers pay) at all.
My gaming experience maybe jaded by my memories (I can't enjoy half-life 1 quite the same way anymore) and tunnel vision might obstruct my modern game view (New Super Mario Bros. was good, but It could have been so much more,)but they haven't discouraged my number one reason for buying the Wii...Fun new games with their classic predicessors all in one system.
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You know, I've noticed a simple work around for most games that require the CD be in the drive (Rise of Legends, C&C:Generals, others.) After the game is loaded to main menu, I eject the CD. Runs fine without the CD.
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Well, not entirely gone... Half-Life 2:Episode I offers a sort of Co-op. Even if the co-operator is a computer, its an good attempt at a life life computer.
I wouldn't mind seeing more of both human and computer co-op fps. One guy taking on the evil hordes isn't very convincing, but a second player/computer can help sell it.
This could give atleast a small clue towards decifering the mainstream opinion on the PS3, in the UK atleast. It'd be interesting to see how popular such an option is if it comes to be. Unfortunate that we cannot apply this to the rest of the world opinion, though.
Even better would be if the same deal could go over with the Wii. Now that would be an interesting comparison!
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I disagree, up until the Space phase, the game is very goal oriented. At the pond your goal is to eat enough food to divide and not be eaten. WW compared it to "a version of pac-man," albeit with upgradable abilities.
Creature phase centers around fullfilling your needs which include food, ect. until you are able to mate and then continuing to enhance your creature until you max out its brain capacity and move on to the civilization phase. I don't remember what he compared the creature phase to, but I would say it sounds a bit like the Sims (need fullfillment.)
Civilization phase has two big parts, tribal and city. Your goal is to eventually conquer your planet and develop a ufo to move onto the space phase. Tribal was compared to populas and City was compared to a simplified Sim city, though little was given on how to accomplish your goals other than "both military and diplomatic player styles" will be able to conquer this phase.
Finally, Space phase still has plenty of goals to work towards with upgrading your UFO and participating in a number of "mini-game" type senarios involving first contact, terraforming, ect. Really, it's not until space phase does it truely become a sandbox and you have the ability to revisit prior phases with all the ufo tech you've accomplished.
Well, I didn't find the slashdot article, but an older Gamespot report from Merrill Lynch JapanBelieved that it would cost $494 to produce a unit at the time it was set to debut, but they also thought it would sell for $399.
A later Gamepro reported that they would lose $300-$400 per unit if it shipped at $399 (so a loss of $0-$100 or $100-$200 with respect to which version.)
In the end, neither is a very recent article, but even if they are breaking even or making a gross gain per unit, we still have to consider the massive start up costs Sony has to cover before each PS3 unit makes a net gain.
According to this article A core package will be able to upgrade to everything the Premium has except the HDMI port. I could see future proofing, though. I've fallen into that trap before...
But assuming someone is buying the PS3 for the games and is not as interested in HDMI, wouldn't it be a strong arguement to wait for more core shipments if everything else is upgradeable? Or is Sony so sure the HD quality of the PS3 is whats really going to sell it? Wait a minute. Don't answer that last question.
Oh, I understand now. I had though HDMI only worked for HDTVs, I didn't realized it also pertained to SD DTVs! The only word I've heard on whether they are taking a loss was from a slashdot article I can no longer find.
If Wikipedia is right and by the end of 2006 only ten percent of American's TVs are expected to be HDTVs, wouldn't it be wiser to switch those numbers around and have 20% high end, 80% "low" end? Is Japan's HDTV adaption rate really that much more than the US'? Am I missing something about what the $600 version offers that makes it much more interesting than the $500 besides the HDMI port?
Well, its not supposed to be the ultimate solution. Anyone looking for a single key that'll fix all our consumption problems is living in a dream world. I don't think letting our garbage pile up beneith us was doing much better at curbing our consumption either. I think that our consumption isn't the real problem; its what we do with what's left over from consuming things. No matter how little we consume, if we can't take the output and make it into new inputs, it will not be sustainable in the end. This kind of technology is a step in the right direction, its taking outputs of consumtion and making inputs of most of it again. Combined with other technologies that develope over time, it will ultimatly be the best solution to sustainability; much more so that just consuming less.
Apparently, the vaporized garbage powers synthetic-gas turbines which produce more energy than needed to vaporize the gas. It still needs its fuel source and enough energy to get it started, so It's really just an advanced incenerator power plant.
Interesting... But the Blue Ray disks will also be region encoded. Does that mean that the NTSC PS3 will require NTSC blue ray disks? Do those have to be imported or are they sold over there in both NTSC an PAL?
Hehe, a gesture sensing glove would be nice, but when I heard "controller glove" I figured they just ment a sleeve to place your controllers in when not in use so they don't get lost. Like companies make remote holders that can be draped across the arm of your chair.
Bad idea. Motherboards the support both AGP and PCIe slots end up underperforming in both. I had an article explaining why, but I can't seem to find it. This one does a good job of explaining how PCIe works may mention AGP PCIe combo mobos. http://arstechnica.com/articles/paedia/hardware/pc ie.ars
Nope, its part of the package. Extracted from 1.19 GB GCF, for my out of game listening enjoyment, however it's only 68.4 MB. Not massive and I suspect the GCF has some sort of compression that means it's not really that much space.
I am facing the same thing. Although, I've finally decided that I'm going to try Core 2 Duo over AMD's X2 when I upgrade. I was hoping to hear an announcement about the GeForce 8800GT and 8800GTX first, though. Supposidly, announcements about it and its support of Directx 10 (I hope) are coming out this or next month. Until I hear news on the 8800 series, I'm holding off upgrading. Hopefully, I can upgrade and get my PCI-x, dual core, Directx10 and Vista also supported in one fel swoop. So far, as long as I'm moderate with the CPU and skip the on board video, its shaping up to be about 1000-1100 (minus Vista, but why subtract 0? ;) All this hinges, of course, on the 8800GT being price in line with prior releases...
The right leak in the wrong place can make all the difference in the world...
Sometimes, I wonder if corporations purposly leak information, like how the CIA agent's case was supposidly to silence critics of the Iraq war back when it would have counted. Wouldn't it be interesting if another board member had authorized these leaks?
Now, anyone who reads my history will know, I have no love for Sony. As much as I'd love to see them fail, I want to be honest in my posts and anaylsis. So... I am left wondering, what is the High Def tv adaption like in Europe? According to good old wikipedia High-definition television in Europe HDTV pretty much failed the first time around. It's starting to make a comeback, but it's still behind in popularity compared to other regions.
So, what I see here is Sony cutting off the leg to save the body. Less market pressure in Europe means more supply for areas that have adapted to HDTV a little more, which Sony has really pushed forward for the PS3, in hopes that a rising PS3 tide will float its blue ray boat.
What this could mean outside the gaming industry, however, is a little more breathing room for HD-DVD in Europe. I hope HD-DVD takes advantage of it; if the format wars doesn't flop, then I can only hope HD-DVD comes out on top. Now, if Sony hadn't gone with regional lockout on blue ray disks (unlike HD DVD which currently has no region coding) they could have lessened the advantage they just gave HD DVD in Europe. Instead, Region coding may hurt Blue Ray more than we might imagine.
Does this mean the PS3 is going to bomb completly? No. Will Sony collapse? If only...erm I mean, No. But is it a catastrophy that will hurt Blue ray in Europe, PS3 overall, and Sony in big time in the long run? Time will tell, but this 8-ball sees all signs pointing to Yes.
Politicians that get to use their approval of this as being "tough on sex offenders." It's the same political garbage as the violent video game laws. Make up some unconstitutional laws, pass them, great publicity; make you look like you really care about solving the problem but since its unconstitutional, it'll be removed and no one's going to bring up a law that's no longer on the books against you at reelection time. Politicans win; we the taxpayers lose.
Exactly, It's like watching the original Star Wars trilogy then being surprised when Palpatine turns out to be the sith lord in Episode III.
Wanna go for overdose?
1 043_3-6110352.html From Cnet news
http://news.com.com/Let+the+PS3+games+begin/2008-
"We look at our products having a 10-year life cycle, which we've proven with the PlayStation. Therefore, the PlayStation 3 is going to be a console that's going to be with you again for 10 years."
I wonder if the PS3 will be a better price in four year when the PS2 is through its 10 year life cycle?
Of course, I don't think Wired's article is all doom and gloom. Really, it's just pointing out Sony is betting the house on this one; something that I and many other Slashdotters had already realized. It could go the other way too, though. If the PS3 is a success, it could be bigger than the walkman for Sony. I may not wish to see Sony succeed, but I have to admire their courage to risk so much.
I doubt it. Hopefully someone can correct me if I'm wrong (I'm no hardware expert) but that change effects only the 'Reality Synthesizer' (RSX) also known as the PS3's GPU. I do recall that the previous specifications were comparable to a G70-based high-end 7800GTX 512 MB Nvidia GPU. The new Clockspeed is in line with a GeForce 6600 GT. However, we have to be careful as clockspeed alone is not what makes a GPU great. (Assuming we can trust the source) previous specifcations were compared to two GeForce 6800 Ultra, while a GeForce 6800 Ultra has a clockspeed of 400. Therefore, the GPU's clockspeed's relativity to price is questionable. Between the cost to cover the Cell processor and Blue Ray drive, I doubt this would have any impact on the price we pay (well, maybe other gamers pay) at all.
He needs a villian! They have Koopa, wario, mario (to dk) ect. Sonic would need a villian to go with him.
Now who could that be... hmmm...
4.5 Blame Pirates.
My gaming experience maybe jaded by my memories (I can't enjoy half-life 1 quite the same way anymore) and tunnel vision might obstruct my modern game view (New Super Mario Bros. was good, but It could have been so much more,)but they haven't discouraged my number one reason for buying the Wii...Fun new games with their classic predicessors all in one system.
You know, I've noticed a simple work around for most games that require the CD be in the drive (Rise of Legends, C&C:Generals, others.) After the game is loaded to main menu, I eject the CD. Runs fine without the CD.
Well, not entirely gone... Half-Life 2:Episode I offers a sort of Co-op. Even if the co-operator is a computer, its an good attempt at a life life computer.
I wouldn't mind seeing more of both human and computer co-op fps. One guy taking on the evil hordes isn't very convincing, but a second player/computer can help sell it.
Hehe, oops. Stuck in dollars still. Yet, I could see putting that amount down if it included a game (assuming Wii is $200.)
This could give atleast a small clue towards decifering the mainstream opinion on the PS3, in the UK atleast. It'd be interesting to see how popular such an option is if it comes to be. Unfortunate that we cannot apply this to the rest of the world opinion, though.
Even better would be if the same deal could go over with the Wii. Now that would be an interesting comparison!